Railway-tie and rail fastening.



W. P. DAY. RAILWAY m AND RAIL FASTENING.

'APPLIGATIOIT FILED APR. 9, 1903. 9 1 7,932 Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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WILLIAM F. DAY, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAID-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 9, 1908. Serial No. 426,086.

Patented April 13, 1909.

i To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. -DAY,

citizen of the United States, residing at Al- ,tOODE,-in the county of Blair and State of .Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Railway- Ties 'and'RaiLFastenings, of which the following is a specification.

Tl 's invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in metallic ties and rail fastenings therefor, and the invention has for its rimary object an improved construction 0 metallic tie which will embody the combined characteristics of strength and lightness, and improved rail'fastenings that i may be easily applied to the rails and secured to the ties and that will hold the rail securely against spreading orany sidewise that I sha-l'her'einafter fully describe and.

then point out the novel features in the apnded claims. v For a. full understanding of the invention, reference is to be. had to the following description and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the metal lic railway tie constructed in accordance w th my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional viewthrough a rail held in place by my improved tie and fastening device; Fig. 3 is a-horizontal sectional view on'the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view' through the tie; Fig. .5 is a detail perspective view of-one of. the rail chairs; Fig 6 is a simi' 'lar view of another form of chair and rail joiner that automatically locks the rails and ties to ether; and view 0 a portion of t e tie.

" Corresponding and like parts are referred to bathe followin description and indicated 'in all the views ,0 the drawings by the same .referencecharacter's. My improved tie, which may be made ofsteel cast or otherwise formed or of any 7 is a' bottom plan other suitable metal as desired, comprises a dished base 1 formed with upwardly and outwardly pro'ecting side flanges 2. A longitudinal we 3 projects upwardly from the base 1 and is preferably integral there with, and the said Web 3 is joined at its eiids to'the side flanges 2 at the end of the tie by means of transverse webs 4 which not only serve to brace said parts but also afl'ord bearing surfaces for the ballast at the end of the tie so as'to prevent the tie from slipping or shifting laterally. The dished formation ofthe base 1 obviously possesses I advan: 'tages, as it not only strengthens the tie While at the same time permitting it to be made light, but it also serves to hold ballast to better advantage. Preferably the base 1 is formed at any desired points with drain openings 1"". v

' In addition to the longitudinal web 3 and the transverse end webs 4 my improved tie embodies a plurality of transverse webs 5 joining the base to the longitudinal web,

there ing threepairs of these webs 5 in the present instance, one at the middle of the tie and two between the middle web and the. ends of the tie. These webs 5 are for strengthening purposes solely. Near its ends the tie is formed with other transverse webs on oppositesides of the longitudinalv web, joining the latter to the base. These last named transverse webs are arranged in pairs, one web of each pair being designated 6 and the other 7.

My improved rail fastenings that are intended to be used along the intermediate portions of the rails embody angle bars 8 designed to embrace the base flange of the rail at one side and extend up along the Web of the rail under the head thereof. Each angle bar 8 has a plate 9 depending therefrom and extendingtransversely as shown, said plate being disposed intermediate of the ends of the base portion of the angle bar so that the lower face of the angle baron each side of the plate will constitute a downwardly facing shoulder. Preferably the rear edge of the plate 9 curves in from the rear edge of the angle bar and theplate projects inwardly beyond the inner edge of the angle bar, as clearly illustrated in the draw ings. The longitudinal web 3 of the tie is formed. in itsv upper edge, between the webs 6 and 7, with a recess 10 and each web 7 is in registry with said recess and terminates lga.

- flush. with'the base to form an upwardly so as' tosecurely ho facing shoulder 11.. Preferably the webs 6 are set back from the recesses, as shown.

A pair of angle bars 8 is arranged on the opposite sides of the rail, with the angle bars resting and fitting in the recess 10 and resting upon and supported by the lower wall of the recess and.the shoulders 11 of the adjacent webs 7, and the depending plates 9 fit against opposite sides of the ngitudjnal web 3 and'are 1preferably bolted thereto d the angle bars in place in firm engagement with the rail; One face 12 of each web? abuts against one edge of the adjacent plate=9 so as to assist in supporting the same rigidly, while the rear edge parts.

- of the angle barabuts against one e'n'dof the recess.

The base 1 ofth e' tie is formed with openings 13 upon the opposite sides of the web 3 ,And if desired, each. anglebar may be tie to the next and serving as a bridge.piece.

formed in its rear side with a lug 15 designed to engage the side of the web 3 which is opposite the side engaged by the plate 9 so as to securely lock the angle bars to the web.

For those chairs that are intended to be used at the joints of the rails, the angle bars are extended as at 8 in Fig. 6, the angle bar being formed at each end with a depending plate 9 said angle bar extending from one The manner of attaching the' elongated angle bars 8 is similar to that before described in connection with an le bars 8.

Preferably, as best seen in are incased in-fiber in theform ofsheets interposedfbetween the angle bars and the ra'i s, as indicated at 16, for the purpose of insulation for signaling purposes and the like and for eliminating sound as far as possible, While at the same timemaking a cushion for the rails. I

' From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it

will be seen that I have provided a's'i'm 1e, and'eificient construction of metallic rai tie and rail. fastening by the use of which the rails may be held securely in position and by means of which the rails are capable'of withstanding the heavy strains that are imposed upon them in present-daytraflic.

As theangle bars are slipped nto place and their plates 9 fitted downwardly in the openin the base of the tie, it is evident that g, 2, the base i and web portion of the rails at theange bars' e i'aeea the lugs 15 together with the plates ro-u vide means for embracing the longitu inal web 3, or means whereby the angle bars will engage both sides, of the longitudinal web and be thereby held securely in place as against, sidewlse movement, even without the bolts.

The use of the insulating cushions 16 for the rails tends to, deaden the sound of the car Wheels as will also the recess 14 and the openings 13, and the peculiar arrangement and construction of parts of the rail chairs effect a permanent and a sure union between the ties and the rails thatis durable and not liable to get out of ordeiqor require any at tention. Theend webs 4 which project upwardly some little distance, as best seen in Fig. 2, as well as the dished formation of the base 1 enables the tie to obtain a stable foundation in the ballast and prevents the tie from creeping or shifting laterally.

Having thus described the invention, what isclaimed as'new is;

1. In a rail tie and fastening, the combination of a tie rovided with a longitudinal web, saidweb eing formedat its upper edge with recesses, chairs embodying angle-bars and depending plates, the latter being designed to abut against opposite sides of the web and the angle bars resting in said recesses, and means for securing the plates to the web;

2. In a rail tie and fastening, the combination of a tie provided with a longitudinal web and spaced transversely extending webs, the longitudinal web being formed at its upper edge with recesses, rail chairs embodying angle bars and depending plates, adapted to be secured to the longitudinal web on -opposite sides ofthe same and between said transverse webs, the angle bars resting in the recesses and formed with lugs-engaging the sides of the longitudinal web.

3. In a-rail tie and fastening, the combina tion of a tie provided with a longitudinal-web,

said web belng formed in its upper ed e with recesses, and chairs embodying ang e bars and depending plates adapted to be bolted to the longitudinal web, said angle bars fitting in said recesses.

4. In a rail tie and fastening, the combinav tion of a tie provided with a longitudinal'web and spaced transverse webs on the. op o'site sides of the longitudinal web, the longitudinal web being formed in its upper edge with recesses and one. of the transverse webs on each side of the longitudinal web terminating at its upper edge flush with the recesses and rail chairs embodying. anglebars fitting in'said recesses and resting upon said upper edges of the webs, said chairs also embodying depending plates adapted to'be secured to the longitudinal web. I Y

5. In a rail tie and fastening, the combina v tion of a tie provided with a longitudinal web 

